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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1926
Page
2
Local notice lists subscription prices for the Athena Press in Athena Oregon for one year two dollars six months one dollar and three months seventy five cents for publication March 12 1926. The ad identifies F B Boyd as owner and publisher.
The San Francisco Chronicle argues housing, not subsidies, builds civilization. It extols ownership as dignity, citizenship, and social order, urging immediate steps toward buying a home to replace tenancy and reduce delinquency.
The 60 year Bell System expansion is outlined with 1876 as the first telephone and 1926 as a peak year with 67.7 million daily conversations. Instruments grew to 16 million, lines to 40 million miles of wire, and plant costs exceed 2.5 billion dollars. President W. S. Gifford notes unparalleled progress and a future of boundless opportunities for telephony advancement.
Last year saw a sharp drop in total forest fires as education on fire safety takes effect. California national forest burn area dropped to about one eighth and lighting costs fell to about one tenth, despite more fires from natural causes. The 1925 report urges continued vigilance to further reduce forest destruction through careful fire handling.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger criticizes demagogic taxation rhetoric while urging sensible laws. It argues wealth filtering harms the poor and boosts overall prosperity. The wheat market is uncertain as world cereal demand widens. Russia output surges about 300 million bushels, lifting global production by roughly 560 million bushels, amid German unemployment and a large crop.
Speculators study winter wheat crop conditions as slight acreage declines and larger carry overs are anticipated. Oregon dealers usually avoid carrying wheat by March 1 tax assessments. Notes on local leadership changes and tollbridge promoter concerns are also included.
The column notes high society footwear embellished with gems and hints at retiring stars' disciplined routines. A San Francisco drama student Miss Mary Knoll is jailed in New York for shop lifting. Gasoline prices may rise two cents per gallon as coal strike settles, while Bellingham barbers resume disputes.
Mrs Henry Dell entertained the Athena bridge club Friday with three tables in play. Winners included Mrs Frans Ames with high score and Mrs Ired Kershaw with consolation. A springlike atmosphere was created by clusters of tulips jonquils violets and pussy willows and a dainty collation was served at tea hour.
Mrs A A Kimball of Pendleton hosted the Spitzeringtum club at her home on Monday with a group of Athena ladies among the guests. Those driving in for the affair included Mrs M L Watts Mrs B B Richards Mrs C O Stephens Mrs R B McEwen and Mrs H H Hill.
Mrs Otis Whitman of Walla Walla hosted a luncheon with a yellow daffodil centerpiece. The Sunshine club at the Elks temple organized a hospital benefit as ladies from the Baptist church ran a quilt block contest and served a banquet for about thirty eight guests.
An evening banquet at six o'clock at the Knights of Pythias hall honors the high school basketball team. Businessmen and farmers hosting, B. B. Richards as toastmaster, about fifty guests, Baptist church ladies cater, Jolly Joy-Markers orchestra provides music, vocal solos by Jeminine Read and Loraine Terry, duet by Kathryn McIntyre and Edna Pinkerton.
Dr. W J Whitney of the General Medrie Co says nerves act as electrical comparers in a living telegraph, a claim disputed by scientists who note nerve signals are slower than electricity. Whitney showed with condenser apparatus that transit can be slowed to three seconds, far longer than human nerve reaction time.
Oregon Circuit Court summons ed Welch versus Rose Cornoyer executrix Gustavus Cornoyer heirs and unknowns. Foreclosure of tax lien on Lot Three Block Six Richards Addition Athena to collect 13.14 plus penalty interest costs for years 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925. appearance required within sixty days of first publication March 12 1926. attorney Probestel Schmidt Pendleton Oregon.
Legal notices from Oregon including a marriage dissolution summons for James E. Orr and Carrie Orr now Carrie Childers, with six weeks to answer by April 16, 1926. Also estate notices appointing Cecil Curl administrator for Mitchell Thompson and final account reminders for Kate Hendrickson and Jackson Nelson with March 27, 1926 hearing dates.
Sheldon D. Taylor as Administrator of the Estate of Jackson Nelson Deceased directs that any objections to his account or parts thereof be filed in the said court. R. I. Keator, Attorney for Administrator. Address Pendleton, Oregon.
In the Matter of the Estate of John Wright Deceased B B Richards was appointed administrator. All persons with claims must present them to his Athena Oregon office within six months from the first publication date and verify claims as required by law. Dated at Athena Oregon on February 7 1926.
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